Varaha Purana 13.50 — Adhyaya 13, Shloka 50
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
चित्तं च वित्तं च नॄणां विशुद्धं शस्तश्च कालः कथितो विधिश्च | पात्रं यथोक्तं परमा च भक्तिर्नॄणां प्रयच्छन्त्यभिवाञ्छितानि || १३.५० ||
cittaṃ ca vittaṃ ca nṝṇāṃ viśuddhaṃ śastaś ca kālaḥ kathito vidhiś ca | pātraṃ yathoktaṃ paramā ca bhaktir nṝṇāṃ prayacchanty abhivāñchitāni || 13.50 ||
人の心（意図）と財が清浄となり、しかるべき時と定められた作法が説き示されるとき—説かれたとおりの相応しい受者と、最上のバクティ（bhakti・信愛）とが伴えば—これらの要素は人々に望む果報を授ける。
Varāha (default speaker within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; seeking procedural certainty","key_question":"What factors make dāna/śrāddha efficacious and capable of granting desired results?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Efficacy arises from purity of intention and wealth, correct timing, correct procedure, proper recipient (pātra), and supreme devotion.","karmic_consequence":"When all factors align, iṣṭa-phala is obtained; impurity (of mind/wealth), wrong time/vidhi, or unfit recipient diminishes or nullifies merit and may yield adverse karmic residue."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of intention and means","core_concept":"Ends (desired fruits) are governed by integrity of means: inner purity and outer correctness together complete dharma.","practical_application":"Before giving/performing rites: verify lawful earnings, cultivate sattvic intent, choose auspicious time, follow stated vidhi, select a qualified recipient, and dedicate act with bhakti rather than transactionality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Procedure","Dāna (Gift-giving)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhakti
Type: normative/ritual-ethical space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.48-49 (tīrtha and timing for Pitṛ benefit); Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.52 (condemnation of wealth-deceit in śrāddha context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as teacher (not necessarily in boar-form depiction) enumerates the pillars of effective giving: pure mind, pure wealth, right time, right method, worthy recipient, and devotion—shown as symbolic emblems around a giver.","item_prompts":["giver with clean offering bowl","five emblems: heart (citta), coins (vitta), clock/moon (kāla), scripture/ritual manual (vidhi), seated worthy brāhmaṇa/recipient (pātra), folded hands/lotus (bhakti)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Didactic icon-panel style with labeled emblems; warm palette; stylized teacher-figure gesturing; symmetrical arrangement of the six factors.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf icons for the six factors around central donor; ornate borders; rich reds and greens; embossed scripture and kalaśa.","mysore_prompt":"Classical courtly donor scene; subtle symbolism integrated into objects; refined facial expressions emphasizing sincerity.","pahari_prompt":"Narrative miniature with teacher instructing a householder; delicate symbolic motifs floating like thought-forms; soft landscape background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, steady, confidence-building","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm and precise, with slight emphasis on the paired terms (citta/vitta, kāla/vidhi, pātra/bhakti)"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ethical and procedural norms for dāna, aligning inner disposition (citta-śuddhi) with outward correctness (kāla, vidhi, pātra), a theme also emphasized across Dharmaśāstra-adjacent literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general ethical-ritual principle rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.
Effective giving and related religious-ethical acts require purity of intention and resources, appropriate timing, correct procedure, a worthy recipient, and a focused attitude of devotion; these conditions are said to conduce to the intended outcomes.
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